Public can comment on tax breaks for Amy's Kitchen

GOSHEN — The Orange County Industrial Development Agency will hold a public hearing Thursday on tax breaks for food-maker Amy's Kitchen.

The public can comment from 10 a.m. to noon at Town Hall, 41 Webster Ave.

Amy's Kitchen, a California-based, frozen organic foods manufacturer, seeks an estimated $4.5 million property tax abatement, a $420,000 mortgage tax exemption, and a $6.5 million sales and use tax exemption, according to its IDA application.

Empire State Development, the state's economic development agency, already awarded Amy's $6.8 million in performance-based incentives tied to investment and job-creation commitments. The award comes as a capital grant and tax credits.

The state agreed to give Amy's $500,000 for infrastructure work at the company's planned off Route 17M. Amy's intends to employ nearly 700 people when the plant opens in 2017.